What books do you remember reading as a youngster, soon after you learned to read?

[Dork Lard]

As a teenager I picked up on the likes of Sven Hassel, James Herbert, Stephen King etc,

The old man saw them coming from the window, Tiny moved slowly to pick up his gun, while Le' Legionnare sat there sharpening his knife, humming "come death, come."

I have spent a large part of my leisure time over the years in the international hunt for Sven Hassle. I am sorry to inform you that he does not & never has existed.

 

[ic1927]

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows.

I loved the former book and still do, but I never finished the latter.

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Would you say Jackanory has played some huge part in your life story?

This was an early influence on Dork...

And this...

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Art was clearly not to be my calling.

Never my strong point either, but I loved the technical drawing, guess I just lacked the visual imagination. I surprised myself one time though - They took us to a local museum, where there was a stuffed tiger on display, and we were supposed to pick a subject and draw it. It turned into the best thing I ever drew in my life.

 

[Dork Lard]

Would you say Jackanory has played some huge part in your life story?

In an interview a few years ago about my 'famous' years, I happened to mention Bernard Cribbins influence on my life so far. How important to me reading a good book is & how much his & Willie's time on Jackanory influenced me.

His daughter got a message to me somehow, telling me how much of a fan he was & how pleased he was that I enjoyed that Jackanory experience.

I arranged to meet him & his family in a pub / restaurant somewhere & a good time was had by all.

Has anyone ever asked you Mottie? At what point in your life did you make the conscious decision to become a tw

 

[Ihavenojob]

Stig of the Dump is one of my favourite from an early age.

Lately I've been picking up autobiographies from charity shops/car boot sales.

I also like reading autobiographies now, Rick Wakeman's are nearly as funny as David Niven's.

 

[fillyboy]

Lately I've been picking up autobiographies from charity shops/car boot sales. Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Paul O'Grady etc

Roger Moore's autobiog is a cracking read.

 

[Ihavenojob]

In an interview a few years ago about my 'famous' years, I happened to mention Bernard Cribbins influence on my life so far. How important to me reading a good book is & how much his & Willie's time on Jackanory influenced me.

His daughter got a message to me somehow, telling me how much of a fan he was & how pleased he was that I enjoyed that Jackanory experience.

I arranged to meet him & his family in a pub / restaurant somewhere & a good time was had by all.

Has anyone ever asked you Mottie? At what point in your life did you make the conscious decision to become a tw

I'll ask him about that, oh, wait...........................

 

[Ihavenojob]

Roger Moore's autobiog is a cracking read.

Up until he starts off about his charity work, otherwise, yes, a good read.

 

[ic1927]

 

[fillyboy]

Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows.

I loved the former book and still do, but I never finished the latter.

There's a small village on the River Fowey called Lerryn, used to work there quite a bit. Supposedly it's the inspiration for wind in the willows, and the large manor (Ethy House) would have been Toad Hall.

 

[Nige F]

Biggles flies undone

 

[securespark]

That reminded me of this book my Mum got me.

I read the Moomins a lot too.

 

[securespark]

Ooh and this too.